GRE Word List
AVOCATION
a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby
The meaning of the word avocation is a subordinate occupation pursued in addition to one's vocation especially for enjoyment : hobby.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| queer | differing in some way from what is usual or normal : odd |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| itinerary | the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
| expeditious | marked by or acting with prompt efficiency |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| chaperon | a person (such as a matron) who for propriety (see propriety |
| peerless | matchless |
| vicar | an ecclesiastical agent: such as |